Internews recently released a web resource titled "Speak up, speak out: A toolkit for reporting on human rights issues." Here are IJNet's main takeaways.
To challenge Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving, activists got behind the wheel this summer -- and in front of their computer and smart phone screens with a social media campaign. IJNet talked to Ali AlAhmad, a Saudi journalist, researcher and activist about the campaign.
As governments including Egypt and Cameroon make headlines for shutting down Internet access, Reporters Without Borders issued a new report detailing other countries where access is at risk.
While millions around the world watch their favorite soccer teams compete in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, another “team” is tackling social issues in the African nation of Kenya.
Press freedom in Latin America is under attack, according to four reports analyzing issues ranging from existing laws on access to information to harassment and violence against the press and the deaths of journalists in 2009. Read more below:
Journalists who cover humanitarian emergencies can access a variety of resources online through the Reuters AlertNet site for journalists. The interactive material aims to provide new perspectives and enhance journalists' stories with more detail.
In Bhutan, a tiny landlocked country (estimated population: 691,141) surrounded by India and China, a rapidly modernizing civil society is beginning to take steps to promote democratic media.
